Use of theme-specific books are a great way to teach standards-based ELA lessons that address both your content and development of thinking about acceptance, inclusion and appreciation of diversity, which are the themes of the Summit. Thanks to Terri Catalano and Jennifer Ebert for contributing book ideas. You can add to this list by clicking Edit This Page and then click Save when you are finished.
Lessons that could be taught from books: characterization, setting, main idea, summarizing, comparing and contrasting themes, making connections
Book suggestions for shared reading:
The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Wallace The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco The Mixed-up Chameleon by Carle Welcome Comfort by Polacco Freak the Mighty by Philbrick The Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando by Berenstain Babu's Song by Stuve-Bodeen Arnie and the new kid by Carlson Granny Torrelli makes soup by Sharon Creech The Bracelet Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Virgie goes to School with Us Boys White Socks Only My Duck
Fox
The Skin You Live In Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Appalachia: The Voices of SleepingBirds
Coolies
Lessons that could be taught from books: characterization, setting, main idea, summarizing, comparing and contrasting themes, making connections
Book suggestions for shared reading:
The Kindness Quilt by Nancy WallaceThe Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
The Mixed-up Chameleon by Carle
Welcome Comfort by Polacco
Freak the Mighty by Philbrick
The Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando by Berenstain
Babu's Song by Stuve-Bodeen
Arnie and the new kid by Carlson
Granny Torrelli makes soup by Sharon Creech
The Bracelet
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Virgie goes to School with Us Boys
White Socks Only
My Duck
Fox
The Skin You Live In
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Appalachia: The Voices of SleepingBirds
Coolies